Peter J. Ham.
Common Soldier Beetle, Woodland Trust's Upton Meadow
These little beetles are everywhere at the moment and it's the same every year. I feel thick in asking, but I can't find them in my Collins Insect guide. Could someone give me the Latin name and UK common name if there is one. I'm fairly sure they're beetles but they could be Hemipteran bugs. I do know my insects normally, but am having blockage here! Was pleased with a series of shots I got. They are only 1cm long. In meadows and gardens alike on Wirral at the moment. I guess all over UK too. This was taken at a local conservation area saved from developers several years ago.
Common Soldier Beetle, Woodland Trust's Upton Meadow
These little beetles are everywhere at the moment and it's the same every year. I feel thick in asking, but I can't find them in my Collins Insect guide. Could someone give me the Latin name and UK common name if there is one. I'm fairly sure they're beetles but they could be Hemipteran bugs. I do know my insects normally, but am having blockage here! Was pleased with a series of shots I got. They are only 1cm long. In meadows and gardens alike on Wirral at the moment. I guess all over UK too. This was taken at a local conservation area saved from developers several years ago.